Psychology and Crime
ebook ∣ A Transdisciplinary Perspective · Key Approaches to Criminology
By Craig Webber
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′Criminologists have been waiting a very long time for a psychology of crime that speaks their language. Finally it has arrived.′ - Dr David Gadd, Keele University
Now in an updated second edition, this book explores the links between psychology and crime, taking the reader through psychological explanations of crime and the use of psychology within the criminal justice system. The book aims to demystify some of the myths of psychological criminology and situates the subject within its historical and theoretical foundations, whilst maintaining a contemporary outlook and critical awareness of the field's advantages and limitations.
This second edition includes:
Essential reading for students in criminology, sociology and psychology.